Cessna 182Q N759BY

Summary

On 8 July 2007 at about 17:50 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N759BY was involved in an accident near New Haven, Connecticut, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 July 2007 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Nearest airport

Tweed-New Haven (HVN)

Coordinates

41.2636, -72.8867

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N759BY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vineyard Haven → New Haven

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07CA161

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. A factor to the accident was the wind gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

While on final approach, a Cessna 182Q was observed to approach the runway at a high rate of speed, and during the landing bounced, before it climbed back into the traffic pattern. The pilot was then cleared to land a second time. During the second landing, "white smoke" and tire debris was observed to emanate from under the forward portion of the airplane. All of the airplane's systems were functioning properly. The pilot stated that a "loss of wind" made the airplane "suddenly" stop flying while it was 5 to 10 feet above the runway and that the nose landing gear had impacted the runway, substantially damaging the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.